BOOKS

During the final days of World War II, recovered photographs taken by an American Special Operations soldier during a firefight recorded a series of eerie images of their single Nazi enemy.

He was flying.

Twenty-three American soldiers lost their lives to him before he was killed.

In 1955, the United States Marine Corps created the Elite Forces Division to study and combat this new type of threat; the threat of those with power and powers beyond that of the norm. Truth was discovered in myth, while fact found occupancy in folklore; revelations in religion could never be disclosed without destroying the faiths of all people. Tradition would be lost as chaos would be born.

Six months ago the United States was attacked by more of these types of soldiers, beginning a bloody campaign of terror. America’s standard forces could not stop them. Something more was needed.

America felt their wrath and assigned the protection of her home to this new, Elite Forces Division. The war was kept secret; for good reason, because the enemy had no beach to storm and no city to invade. It was a sovereign nation that resided within her breast. A sovereign nation created by her. It was her secret.

From this – a leader, an assassin, and a knight were chosen. They would challenge this new form of evil and battle as heroes, transformed into the very enemies they fight. They would become the indivisible element acting as the junction point between despair and hope for America. They became; The First Factor.

What would you do if you lost everything, and found out you were going to lose your life as well?

Fed up with crime and injustice, Alex Breydon finds himself in such a position. No one has super powers. There are no such things as alien threats, and people do not possess magical abilities.

This is real life.

Alex decides, with nothing else to lose, he is going to fight the evils he sees occurring every day. Donning a mask and taking advantage of the technology available, he begins his crusade against crime. A “Knight in shining armor”, who aids those in distress, he becomes, Knight-Hood. A Real Life Super Hero.

The crime syndicates hate him, the police misunderstand him, and the media sensationalize him. All of which rapidly makes his life complex and he soon finds himself stalked by an assassin.

Sticking to his ideals and his vow to never take a life, Knight-Hood is embroiled in a battle for his very survival, striving not only to protect his own life and reputation, but those of others as well.

In the spirit of Knight-Hood, Mr. Reid is very generously donating 40% of sales to Feed America Tampa Bay.

Mad Maggie’s Adventures: Dragons Are Real

by Melinda Rabin

Dragons are Real introduces Mad Maggie and her dragon Richard.

They live a carefree life until one day a messenger comes to their little village and declares that dragons aren’t real. They decide to pack their bags and leave their home to go
and see the king with the hope he will help them prove the messenger wrong. Along the way they meet with bad weather and bad manners, but new friends come along and give them courage to
continue. This story is about believing in yourself and never giving up even when met with adversity.

The world of Cathedr’l is a place of economics, politics, and conflict. But is still a world of fantasy and magic. It is still a world of diversity as the races of Humans, Eldrens, and Dons live together alongside other races and other creatures that survive off of the land. After the fall of the heavens themselves over 2000 years ago, mortals live together and coexist in order to survive in this world which doesn’t cease to evolve and transform itself based on the actions of those mortals who understand its limitations and act upon them.

New Legends introduces new characters with new origins and new legends in the making. Expanding on the concept of Anthologies, New Legends is a series of collections, each containing a unique theme, original stories, and showcasing distinct genres.

The Hero • The Anti-Hero • The Vigilante is a collection of stories showcasing justice. The Hero, who upholds the law. The Anti-Hero, who may be willing to bend the law to obtain justice. The Vigilante, willing to break the law to make sure there is justice.

When magician Paul Mathewson was 13 years old he became possessed by the spirit of Biblical sorcerer Simon Magus. In 2009 with Simon’s help Paul becomes a headliner at the Excalibur Hotel, but then things turn sour for Simon’s plans far exceed merely becoming a headliner. After curing a blind girl on live television Simon becomes the center of a storm of controversy. The controversy grows as his cures and other miracles become more spectacular. Magicians label him a fraud and the Christian fundamentalists declare him to be the Anti-Christ. Even Paul begins to wonder about that as he begins to piece together the prophecies of Nostradamus, the Book of Revelations and Mayan prophecy.

Eleven skeletons exhumed from a grave yard discovered in Volusia County dating back to the 18th century were discovered with bricks shoved deep into their mouths. One grave of a woman had a six foot iron spike driven through the sternum. In the case of that particular woman her skull had been severed from her neck and placed between her crossed thigh bones. Archeologists have determined that this graveyard belonged to the New Smyrna colony started in 1768 by Dr. Andrew Turnbull when Florida was under British rule. The colony of indentured servants lasted only nine years during which they were besieged by plagues, scorching heat, Indian attacks, near starvation and inadequate shelter. The colony consisted of Greeks, Italians and primarily Minorcans from the Balearic Island of Minorca.